Our Pastor
Pastor Gavin
Pastor Gavin Croft has been pastoring our church since the summer of 2018. He is the longest running pastor in the history of our church for the last 100 years. Pastor Gavin was born and raised right here in Lakeland, Florida, and met his wife, Kristina, at WMBC where they attended as children. He has been serving in full-time ministry since 2005. It is his desire to preach the Gospel to the glory of God and bring hope to the hopeless in our community. Pastor Gavin was ordained in 2008 and has a Bachelor’s degree in Ministerial Leadership with a concentration in Biblical Studies from Southeastern University. Pastor Gavin has worked as a Behavior Specialist and ESE teacher for children with social, emotional, and intellectual special needs. He is also an Uber driver from time to time. He and his wife, Kristina, have been married for over 24 years and have six children - -Savanna, Samuel, Gracie, Gideon, Piper, and Zoe. Savanna has graduated and the rest of the children are currently home-schooled.